Facebook for the iPhone

Facebook announced
a version for the iPhone.
The formatting and content of the site is rearranged to create a more
pleasing iPhone experience. I just logged on from my iPhone and
found it far superior to navigating the tradition Facebook site from
the iPhone.

Of course, there's not really an "iPhone version" since the iPhone
version will work on anything with a browser. It's not as nice on a
full sized browser as the traditional formatting, but it would
probably be nicer on, say, Opera on your Razr (someone let me know,
please).

Earlier, Netvibes introduced an iPhone version of it's site as
well. Looking for an RSS reader for the iPhone, Netvibes might do
the trick. I'd like to know what you think of it.

This brings up an interesting point. The iPhone isn't likely to
become a dominant player in the HUGE cell phone market, but I do
believe that it will create significant pressure on other cell
manufacturers to smarten up their smart-phone offerings. One of the
key things there is a larger screen.

As more phones with larger screens become the norm, special versions
of popular sites are likely to become more common. I don't think we'll
need an iPhone, Treo, and Blackbetter versions. But I do think that
Web site designers will need to start generating sites, and CSS, that
are more flexible for devices with different screen sizes and aspect
rations.